2026 Billie Jean King Cup
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| Duration | 6 April – 22 November 2026 |
| Edition | 63rd |
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The 2026 Billie Jean King Cup will be the 63rd edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis.[1]
Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date: 21–26 September 2026
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China[2]
Surface: Hard indoor
Eight nations will take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows:
- 7 qualifying round winners
- 1 host nation (China)
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China (H) |
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Seeds
Draw
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Qualifying round
Date: 9–12 April 2026
Format: 14 nations in 7 home-or-away ties across two days
These fourteen teams are:
- 7 teams from the 2025 Finals
- 7 winning teams from the 2025 play-offs
The seven winning teams from the qualifying round will play at the Finals and losing teams will play at the 2026 play-offs.
#: Nations Ranking as of 17 November 2025[3]
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Teams from Finals
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Teams from Play-offs
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Results
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Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
Date: 19-21 November 2026
Format: 14 nations in 7 home-or-away ties across two days
These fourteen teams are:
- Seven losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2026
- Seven winning teams from their Group I zone
Seven winners will advance to the 2027 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2027.
Americas Zone
Group I
Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
- TBD and TBD were promoted to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II
Date:
Venue:
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
- TBD and TBD were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2027.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2027.
Group III
Date:
Venue:
- Participating teams
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- Inactive teams
Promotions
- TBD and TBD were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
- TBD and TBD were promoted to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II
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- Participating teams
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Promotions/Relegations
- TBD and TBD were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2027.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2027.
Group III
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- Inactive teams
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Promotions
- TBD and TBD were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:
- Participating teams
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Promotions/Relegations
- TBD, TBD and TBD advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II
Date:
Venue:
- Participating teams
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Promotions/Relegations
- TBD and TBD were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2027.
- TBD and TBD were relegated to Europe Zone Group III in 2027.
Group III Europe
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- Inactive teams
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Promotion
- TBD was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
Group III Africa
Date:
Venue:
- Participating teams
Promotion/Relegation
- TBD was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
- TBD was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2027.
Group IV Africa
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Promotion
- TBD was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2027.
References
- ^ "2026 Billie Jean King Cup Format". Billie Jean King Cup.
- ^ "Shenzhen announced as finals host". Billie Jean King Cup. 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 18 December 2025.